I just returned home and I wanted to say thank you to everyone I spoke with in High Point. I got some great ideas and information from so many people - new lathe chucks, adhesives, shop organization, air brush use, offset handles, Gerber variable scales, and on and on. It is really amazing to see what people can come up with and it motivates me to use my head for something other than a hat rack. On the way home, I stopped and had one last Yuengling to all you guys. Thanks Again

Joe Emig

I didn't realize you drank any Yeungling the enitre weekend. Hmmm....

lol!! I really enjoyed the time we spent, especially when you showed me the foam cup contents that made my trip right there.

Joe,

I was really looking forward to meeting you this year but the storm put the kabosh on that. I'm already thinking about next year. Your inspired work has vastly increased the scope for reel seat enhancements. It is rare to find such imaginative ideas executed with such precision. I tip my hat to you, sir.

Dave

Joe,
That amazing new project of your's was worth the trip!!! You're an artist!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Joe,I purchased a bag of reel seats from BLack Dog for $10.00(must be at least 30 of them).The painting experiments will begin soon.I already secured some base and pigments form the automotive sector.I`m first going to do some test sprays and measure the thickness of the finished product.I`m hoping to be able to use a clear on them to increase some of the pigments effect.I have a few other things to tend to and then the spraying will begin.I`ll let you know how it works out.

Did you have Cheese fries with that last Beer???

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

no Joe, THANK YOU for your presentation. Very interesting. I took a lot of notes and brought back a lot of ideas for new projects.
Buzz

joe it was great to see you again. i enjoyed learning from you. you are one of the most innovative builders in our craft. you have given me and so many others so much to try and keep us waiting for the next thing you come up with.

Fred, I made it a point to order Cheese Fries the next night!! lol. Contact Rich regarding your project, he came over last night and showed me quickie samples he did which looked fantastic.